Microlighters

Ek verneem dat die 10 jaar raklewe wat op Rotax enjins van toepassing was nou iets van die verlede is met die nuwe wetgewing. Enjins kan nou gebruik word na gelang van toestand en ouderdom het niks meer met die saak te doen nie. Dit is in elk gevald die dit in die res van die wereld is. Hoop dit is waar.

Eish I hope so...

I assume if an engine is zero'd then the 10 years start again???

Inderdaad.........raar maar waar..

Duck Rogers wrote:Inderdaad.........raar maar waar..

At last. Sanity prevails!!

Boet wrote:At last. Sanity prevails!!

Maar is dit waar, het iemand dit al bevestig met Rotax (Comet)?

Overhaul, repair and substitution of major components
44.01.16 (1) Overhaul of a Class I or Class II product and repairs to the primary
structure of an aircraft, its engine(s) or propeller(s) shall be signed out by an
appropriately rated approved AMO, AME or Approved Person, in terms of Subpart 4 of
Part 66.
(2) The procedure for the reissuing of a proving flight authority or authority to fly deemed
suspended when an aircraft is involved in an accident that renders one or more Class I
products defective is prescribed in Document SA-CATS 44.
(3) Where the manufacturer’s instruction or recommendation has not been complied
with, such components or equipment must be overhauled as and when their condition
shows that it is necessary to keep the aircraft serviceable.
(4)(a) In the case of an aircraft operated in terms of Part 94, a component or part may
be fitted to an aircraft for which traceable records are not available.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the appropriately rated approved AMO, AME or
Approved Person, in terms of Subpart 4 of Part 66, to ensure that the component or part
is acceptable in fit, form and function.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (2), non-type certificated aircraft
operated under Part 96 or Part 141 –
(a) where the Director or the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of Part
149, as the case may be, has approved a time between overhauls that differs
from that recommended or specified by the manufacturer, such time between
overhauls shall be specified in the aircraft’s accepted maintenance schedule,
referred to in regulation 44.03.1. Furthermore, where a manufacturer has not
recommended or specified the overhaul of an item at certain times but where the
Director or the organisation designated for the purpose in terms of Part 149, as
the case may be, considers its overhaul at certain intervals necessary in the
interest of safety, he or she may prescribe a time between overhauls for such
item in the aircraft’s accepted maintenance schedule;
(b) the requirements for the substitution of products, components and parts with new
or overhauled items are those prescribed in Document SA-CATS-NTCA;
(c) no part may be fitted to an aircraft for which traceable records are not available. It
shall be the responsibility of the appropriately rated approved AMO, AME or
Approved Person, in terms of Subpart 4 of Part 66, to ensure that any part
received comes from a reliable source and is serviceable, and that the storage
limitations have not been exceeded. Substitutions must be certified by the holder
of an appropriately rated licence or authorisation.

KFA wrote:(3) Where the manufacturer’s instruction or recommendation has not been complied
with, such components or equipment must be overhauled as and when their condition
shows that it is necessary to keep the aircraft serviceable.

Yup - don't have to ask Rotax. CAA says you can ignore Rotax's requirements (but you will have to do blow byes and oil analysis every Annual, to prove engine condition is still good.

But, if your engine is Timex, you have to wait till Wednesday to fly it, because that is when the new rules come into effect .

justin.schoeman wrote:

KFA wrote:(3) Where the manufacturer’s instruction or recommendation has not been complied
with, such components or equipment must be overhauled as and when their condition
shows that it is necessary to keep the aircraft serviceable.

Yup - don't have to ask Rotax. CAA says you can ignore Rotax's requirements (but you will have to do blow byes and oil analysis every Annual, to prove engine condition is still good.

But, if your engine is Timex, you have to wait till Wednesday to fly it, because that is when the new rules come into effect .

Great stuff but want to stir a bit here. Who is the CAA to tell the manufacturers how and when to service/overall their motors. Surely the CAA don't know better then the manufacturers themselves!

JvTonder wrote:

justin.schoeman wrote:

KFA wrote:(3) Where the manufacturer’s instruction or recommendation has not been complied
with, such components or equipment must be overhauled as and when their condition
shows that it is necessary to keep the aircraft serviceable.

Yup - don't have to ask Rotax. CAA says you can ignore Rotax's requirements (but you will have to do blow byes and oil analysis every Annual, to prove engine condition is still good.

But, if your engine is Timex, you have to wait till Wednesday to fly it, because that is when the new rules come into effect .

Great stuff but want to stir a bit here. Who is the CAA to tell the manufacturers how and when to service/overall their motors. Surely the CAA don't know better then the manufacturers themselves!

The CAA is NOT telling the manufacturers anything. They are telling the users that if they want to ignore the manufacturer's recommendations, they can do so - at their own risk. Obviously, guarantees and everything go out the window (not that anything is still under guarantee after 2000 hours).

Ok point taken

What is also meant is that if the plane is a production build or used for training or commercial purposes then CAA can, in the interst of safety, set overhaul times at different intervals than those specified by the manufacturer. IAW if there is suddenly 6 rotax crank failures at 1500 hr's they might change the overhaul to 1500 instead of 2000.

Now my 912 S engine suddenly is going to find an aeroplane to fit onto AND i have all the parts to overhaul it to boot

Nou waar is jou boot enjn dan nou?? If it is not broken, don`t fix it!! Yaaaaaaay I said a while back on this forum: The prices for parts being as high as they are, makes it a helluva waste to throw perfectly servicable parts away. It pisses me off when someone else tells me how I must waste my money, because HE says so.

Boet , nee , my Revmaster sit nog waar hy hoort..........voor op ANI se neusie
Ek het n idee om die 912 S in iets anders te gebruik.
Jean.